West Palm Beach’s Steam Horse Brewing is next in the line of impending Florida craft brewery closings. The brewery took to social media on Monday, September 16th at 10am to announce that this week would be its last week open.
Ever since announcing his impending move out of Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, J. Wakefield Brewing has alluded to an impending “last hurrah” party to send the taproom off in style. The brewery has set a date and posted some details online, with more promised to follow.
Craft brewers around the country are right-sizing their operations, and Florida continues to see the same trend among its breweries. Southwest Florida’s RipTide Brewing Company announced on September 2nd that it would be parting ways with its Naples Taproom and operating solely from its Bonita Springs location. While many times decisions like this are difficult, they are better than the alternative of closing operations altogether.
Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing is raising money for breast cancer charities with the upcoming Wizard in Pink Can Release. This twist on their traditional Belgian-inspired witbier, The Wizard, will be available for a limited time.
While the number of beer festivals available to beer lovers may have dwindled in the post-COVID era, that does not mean they are gone. 3 Sons Brewing in Dania Beach has announced the details of their Lumberjack Day 2024 event – a celebration of all things craft beer and community along with the release of Lumberjack Morning Break, 3 Sons Brewing’s Imperial Maple coffee stout aged in bourbon barrels.
The Grand Cru, a tradition that dates back to the Old World traditions of Belgian brewing, is typically the beer named by a brewery or winery as their best work released for enthusiasts to enjoy in a given year. As a Belgian-inspired brewery, Boca Raton’s Barrel of Monks Brewing proudly continues this tradition with its annual Grand Cru release, connecting you to the rich history and heritage of Belgian brewing.
One of the culinary-inspired beers that helped put South Florida’s craft beer scene on the map is undeniably Funky Buddha Brewery’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. For many years, the beer’s release has been promoted to a festival where lots of Funky Buddha beers and some guest beers were poured and a celebratory atmosphere reigned through the Funky Buddha faithful. (This festival also signaled that the beer would soon see a wider release on draft and in bottles.)